| Match Pictures | Matches: 1925 – 1926 |
Trivia
- The Scotsman declares the Parkheaders were trounced.
- The Glasgow Herald reports the crash of an experimental helicopter invented by Mr. Louis Brennan at Farnborough. LINK
- Also in the Herald a report of Mr James Maxton MP speaking against the Labour Party’s exclusion of Communists at a meeting in Glasgow.
- The Herald Letters section contains a contribution from Duncan Cameron that the Protestant Scots are being out-bred by the Irish Catholic incomers and the former fleeing while the latter remain.
Review
Teams
AIRDRIEONIANS: Currie, Dick, McQueen, Preston, McDougall, Bennie, Murdoch, Neil, Hughie Gallacher, Bob McPhail, Somerville
Scorers: Murdoch (3), Gallacher, McPhail
CELTIC: Shevlin, W McStay, Hilley, Wilson, J McStay,
McFarlane, Connolly, Thomson, McGrory, McInally, McLean
Scorer: McGrory
Referee:
Attendance:
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman, Oct 5, 1925
THE CELTIC TROUNCED.
The Celtic caught a tartar at Airdrie. They got badly beaten at the finish, but in the light of the opening minutes’ play, few of the 20,000 or so present were quite prepared for the debacle to follow. With Gallagher again introduced vice Connolly at outside right, the Parkheaders opened quite promisingly, and the Airdrieonians’ defence were kept busy. Gradually, however, the Celts were pushed back, and at the end of ten minutes’ play Murdoch, Reid’s deputy, opened the scoring. Fifteen minutes later he scored again, to be followed soon after by a goal from Gallacher, so that at the interval Celtic were three goals down. That state of affairs flattered the Airdrie side. Their goals had come somewhat easily, the while the Celts played better football but could not score. The Parkheaders had chances, but they did not accept them. Then the second half opened with McGrory testing Currie, but again Murdoch, with a dropping ball, found it go over Shevlin’s head into the net. This completed his “hat trick.” Three minutes later McPhail got Airdrie’s fifth goal, and it was near the end when McGrory headed through Celtic’s only goal. It was a humiliation for the Celts. The defence failed to cope with the different style of play adopted by Airdrie, whose centre-forward, Gallacher, distributed play splendidly and was well backed up. McGrory, the Celtic centre, had one or two good shots, but, like the others he missed chances. At the same time Celtic had no luck; otherwise the margin need not have been so great. Airdrie’s defence proved very sound, and outstanding among them were Bennie, McDougall, and McQueen.
The Glasgow Herald, Oct 5, 1925
Celtic Mastered
The big event of Saturday was the meeting of Airdrieonians and Celtic, and it provided a remarkable result in so far that Celtic, after beginning all in their favour, lost by the big margin of 5 goals to 1. It was peculiar that notwithstanding the success of the home forwards at the net the attack of their opponents was the more skilful, subtle, and attractive. It is to be feared that Celtic’s defence must accept responsibility for their side’s overwhelming downfall. Their wing halves on the ball and in attacking in conjunction with their forwards were clever, and resourceful, but were deficient in tackling, left speedy opponents unmarked, and their somewhat slow-moving backs were incapable of coping with the fast, open play and the fine shooting of the Airdrieonians’ forwards, admirably led by Gallacher, a tactician of the first order. In an all-round capable if not brilliant Airdrieonians eleven McQueen at back, McDouall at centre-half, and Gallacher at centre stood out above all others.